Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-09-17
AN OUTRAGE.
TWO LAWYERS SHOT AT ON THE
ROADSIDE.
Particulars Of the AHair-Koro Robbs-
ries-A Thief Detected by
n Dream
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fCorrespondcnce Of the Richmond Dispatch
PETERSBURG, Sept 16, 1887.
Judge r.. ii. Jones and his son, Will
liam II. Jones, Esq, well-known law
yers of this city, while returning home
last night from Chesterfield Court
house were fred upon by some un-
known party, but fortunately without
injury to either gentleman. Judge
Jones and son were counsel for Royal
Owen, who was tried and convicted OF
felony in the County Court Of Chester
field the early part Of the week. The
jury fixed Owens term of imprisonment
at three years in the penitentiary.
Counsel for the prisoner submitted a
motion for new trial on the ground that
the verdict was contrary TO the law and
the evidence Argument on this mo-
ton was set for yesterday, and mean
while sentence was suspended. Yester-
day after hearing the argument the
Court (Judge Rives, of Prince George,
presiding) oveTruled the motion for a
new trial and Messrs. Jones Il Son took
an appeal TO the Circuit Court. 1t was
quite late before the records in the
case were made up for the Circuit
Court, and Judge Jones and son did
not arrive home until IL o'clock last
night. About 9 o'clock, as they were
passing along the road at a point
about seven miles from town. their
attention was arrested by a rustling in
the underground ahead of them. Sup
posing that a vehicle might be ap-
preaching they brought their horse TO
walk. Very soon there was a flash
from the woods. followed 10y the report
OF a gun and the rafting of shot against
the top of the buggy just above the
heads of the two gentlemen. The flash
of the gun revealed a human figure
some twenty five or thirty PAGES dis
tant, and Immediately after the report
the noise of retreating footsteps was
heard. The shooting occurred at
lonely place some distance from any
house, and the impression is that q
deliberate attempt was made upon the
lives Of the two gentlemen. BY whom,
however, or for what cause, Is not Sis
pected.
The trial Of Owen has from the com
mencement caused a great deal of in
terCst and feeling both among the
people on the court green and in the
courthouse. During the argument of
prisoners counsel, when the evidence
of some Of the Commonwealth wit
nesses was strongly commented upon,
expressions of disapproval were heard.
1t is not known, however, that this had
any bearing upon the attempted shoot
ing Of Judge Jones and his son, which
is regarded, of course, as a dastardly
deed and meriting just punishment.
MORE ROBBrmEs.
The number of thefts of sets Of har-
ness in this city and immediate vicinity
recently has caused surprise, and par
ticulary so because it is not known
why harness should be such attractive
booty for the thieves Last night the
stables OF Mr.. j. II. Slater and Mr.. j.
W. Pollard were broken into, and a st
Of harness taken from each place.
These make the seventh or eighth rob
berry Of the kind reported to the police
within the last few days.
a DREAM VERIFIED.
A singular case was developed in the
MAYORS Court this morning, which
caused much merriment. A colored
citizen named II. NJ. Fisher dreamed
that bis hon-house had been broken
open and robbed of two hens and a
rooster. In his dream he recognized
the thief as colorcd brotheraud neigh
hor. Wien he arose in the morning he
found that the hen-hOuse had really been
broken open and that the three chickens
were missing. he thought over the
drCam End the robbery, and then deter
mined to 90 to the colored brother
whose form had been manifested to him
in his dream and sec if he had the
chickens. The fellow confessed the
theft and surrendered the chickens,
pleading that he had stolen them f.
supply himself with food. The Mayor
the thief Erred White 10 if
teen days il jail.
NEW COTTON MARKET.
The town of Emporia, in Greonyine
county, is aspiring to the dignity Of a
cotton market. For many years Bel
field has been an Important shipping
point for cotton, aud still is, but since
belGeld and Hicbsiord have been III
corporatod into a town it aspires very
Justly to something more than a ship
ping point. The first bale of new cot
ton was received and sold there yester
dav. bringing 10 cents. 1t was classed
as GOOD middlinP, and WAS grown 10y
M. William Parr, OF Greenville.
Some hundreds of bales were sold in
that market last year ut prices satisfac-
tory to the farmers. and the citizens
claim that Emporia is Row as good a
market for cotton as any III the State.
PERSONAL NOTES.
A brilliant german was given to-
night at the Library Hall. In this case
the order of things was slightly
changed-the ladies giving the german
and sending out invitations to the gen
tlemcn.
The death is announced Of Mr.. 0.
M. Sykes, a well known farmer OF ous-
sex county aged sixty-one years.
Mr.. Il. +. Kinsey, aged sixty-siX
years, long a citizen of Petersburg,
died yesterday
Rev. George Somcryille, assistant
rector Of Grace church, in this city, has
declined the call recently extended
him to the church at Wayerly.
ROBIN ADAIR.